Improvement in umbrellas



t tachin g the braces thereto; and I do hereby to attach the brace of the umbrella thereto;

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

yWALTER r. N'EWHALL, or Newy Yoan, Y.

IMPROVEMENT 1N UMnaELLAs.

Specification forming part of Let-ters Patent No. 3&3255, dated April 2S, 1863.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER PoWER NEWHALL, of the city, county, and State ot' New` York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in forming the eyes in metal bows of umbrellas and parasols for atdeclare the following tcl be a full description ot' the same.

Thev nature of my invention consists in forming the eye from the solid wire by bending it by means of' a press and die so as to form a loop, and then soldering the Shanks together, so as to make a continuous bow, and at the same time a solid anddurable eye loop and restore the continuous line of the bow. The form ofthe loop is somewhat ot a y U shape, but having the ends of it convcrgi ing toward each other, so as to form the eye. These ends are united together by soldering c. By this means the entire strength and elasticity of the bow is preserved, while at the same time a cheaper, more simple, and

durablel eye is formed than could be madev by any other means known of.

Letter l is a brace, and e the pin for conmeeting` it with the bow. It will be obvious that in heavy umbrella steel-bows the loop .may be formed and used without soldering the ends together,as the strength of the bow wouldbe sufficient to' sustain the umbrella.` I, therefore, do' not desire to limit' my invention so as to be compelled to solder theends ot' the loops in all eases. Having now described my invention, I will proceed to set forth what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United States- An umbrella, its rod or bow having the` eye or loop, for attaching the brace thereto, formed from the continuous length of the said rod or bow, by bending it in the shape substantially as hereinbet'ore described.

WALTER P. NEWHALL.

litnesses:

C. S. BAERITT, M. H. MEYER. 

